LISBON (Reuters) - Benfica coach Roger Schmidt insisted all was not lost even with his side in perilous danger of Champions League elimination after losing 2-0 at home to Inter Milan in their quarter-final, first leg on Tuesday
Second-half goals from Nicolo Barella and Romelu Lukaku saw the Italian outfit take a giant step towards the last four while leaving the Portuguese league leaders with it all to do.
“We had good moments but we also had bad luck with the penalty and we could have had a penalty or two ourselves. It's football." "It was a tough game. I think both teams had their chances. We didn't take advantage of ours, unfortunately,” added German-born Schmidt.
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